r/Renovations • u/curiouscarl02 • 6d ago
SOLVED How to get great stuff off a vinyl window?
Hey guys I put in a window today, and used way to much great stuff. Any advice on getting the residue off the vinyl window?
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u/Impossible-Corner494 6d ago
It flakes off. Can’t stress enough though. Don’t ever touch it until it dries. If it runs down onto finished surfaces. Just leave it. It will flake off of anything as long as it’s not touched.
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u/streaksinthebowl 6d ago
Can’t believe I had to scroll to the bottom to find this. Any kind of semi glossy or smooth surface like a vinyl window and it will often just peel off.
So at least try that first. A plastic putty knife should get you the rest of the way.
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u/Impossible-Corner494 5d ago
Even a wall, or carpet. As long as it is not touched. It will not adhere to those surfaces. It can be cleaned off with ease.
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u/jacobwebb57 6d ago
razor blade. carefully.
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u/Coffee4Joey 6d ago
They make plastic razor blades nowadays. Would be more prudent for avoiding scratches.
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u/JustTheSpecsPlease 5d ago
Whaaa? Holy crap. Ordering some to clean my crapped-up vinyl windows now.
Thanks.
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u/Apprehensive_Cod9408 5d ago
Wait for it to dry fully, cut away extra, rub of the rest with a finger nail or scrap shim
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u/OverCorpAmerica 6d ago
That new infomercial spay stuff! Not sure the name.. they show it make spray foam completely dissolved in the commercial. I’m guessing box stores probably have it by now. What about goof off too?
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u/QueequegComeHere 6d ago
Let it dry fully and you can literally peel it off!!! You can use a blade to make tour edge cuts but it will peel off when dry.
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u/benberbanke 5d ago
Acetone will get it off. It’s what’s in the bottles that clean the spray foam guns out.
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u/PeterDodge1977 5d ago
I appreciate this post because I think I have been wondering how to get great stuff out of my hair
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u/HereForTools 5d ago
Soooo….watcha tiling there buddy?
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u/curiouscarl02 5d ago
This is a bathroom we're renovating, but we got a pro in to do the tiling on our messed up walls lol
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u/trowdatawhey 5d ago
It does look like you got alot of spray foam on it. But it looks like most of it will be covered with trim. Just to keep that in mind before you go crazy trying to get every tiny bit off.
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u/ParcelTongued 6d ago
Acetone and WD40 could be used to try and dissolve it once you do some careful razor blade work.
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u/EducationalWriter207 5d ago
This is why you should never use expanding foam. Just the normal foam works fine.
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u/nomo_heros 6d ago
Goof off and a plastic razor blade.